Speed Skating - CdM a Salt Lake City
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A world record day. This is the enviable roadmap on American soil Sang-Hwa Lee. South Korea's increasingly confirms the true protagonist of the international speed skating. Her progress leap to the attention of the second day of the World Cup in Salt Lake City. Just the day that Italy's skating does not provide many reasons for joy, with both the men's Team Pursuit and is in the individual events, especially where there was great anticipation for the return of Mirko in group A Nenzi.
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Therefore, the focus shifts primarily on the incredible Sang-Hwa Lee. The sprinter is held close the palm of the phenomenon of skating to the sound of performance case. In fact, having already filed his own record in the 500 yesterday with a time of 36.57, the 24 year old does more, taking away 20 cents to its lead, up to an incredible lap time of 36.36. In the second series of 500 in Salt Lake City, the opponents can not help but bow to the Asian, despite the performance of great importance. In fact, the American Heather Richardson is not enough to close at 36.90 to win, the same fate for the Russian Olga Fatkulina fermatasi to 37.16: for both remains only the satisfaction of having achieved its national records.
There was great anticipation for the only Italian committed in the first group of merit. Mirko James Nenzi debuted in Division A on 1000 meters. And the 24 year old Venetian seems to be a little 'tension at the start, where he finds himself alongside the Dutch Sjøen de Vries. The blue closes its evidence in 1:08.87, making a mistake on corner exit, when he was in the inside lane. The final time is below the capabilities of fresh Italian record holder (1:08:19 in Calgary, November 10). Concludes in 17th place, earning 10 points in the specialty: down from the fourteenth to the seventeenth position in the ranking. But in the next stage of the Cup in Astana (29 November-1 December), will start again in the first group, one of the major objectives was therefore maintained. For Mirko there will still be a chance to improve and get closer to the best, that does not seem so far away from him.
The race wins if the American Shani Davis (1:06.88), which repeats that the success of the previous day in the 1500's and the one in the 1000 season debut in Canada. Same podium in Calgary, because behind him there are Kjeld Nuis and Brian Hansen.
In 1,500 women, rewards the conservative tactic as a champion Ireen Wüst, really in shape. The Dutch had wisely given up the 3000 on Friday to better prepare the other races. Winning choice for the twice Olympic champion: the race is complete with its new national record (1:52:08). Must make do "only" two podium American Brittany Bowe, who also wrote the American record (1:52:45) and the inexhaustible Heather Richardson. This jumps to the top of the overall standings of the World Cup.
Do not shine the Team Pursuit Italian (Andrea Giovannini, Matteo Anesi and Luca Stefani). The trio blue improves the fastest time in Calgary, recording time of 3:42:13. Cronus is not enough for the virtual Olympic qualification. Italians are in fact passed over in the ranking of the top eight for the 2014 Sochi from France and Germany. Currently the Blues occupy the tenth position. But there are two other Cup races groped for the controsorpasso.
Day without great satisfaction for the Italian colors in Division B. No point valid for the World Cup standings for the two Italian girls of the 500. In the second series of the shortest distance of the program, Paola Simionato precedes Yvonne Daldossi in the standings (15th and 16th respectively). The cadorina stops at the time of 38.79, missing his staff (centered yesterday) for only two cents. The South Tyrol, however, has closed on substantially the same pitch as the teammate, to 38.81. For both left to defend a place among the 36 fastest (up to four of the same nationality) who will winter Olympics. After the second stage of qualification remain in full scrimmage.
Francesca Bettrone fails to repeat the exploits of a week ago in the 1500s. After scoring his staff in Calgary, the blue s stops at 1:59:28. Performance which earned her the twenty-second place in the race won by Poland's Natalia Czerwonka in 1:55:09.
The only blue on the track in the 1000 Division B, Jan Daldossi, finished in 23rd place with a time of 1:10:14. The failed assault on the best seasonal staff, which remains the 1 .09.99 realized in Calgary on November 9. The race was won by Polish Konrad Niedźwiedzki in 7.1.90.
Tomorrow is the last scheduled day. In the second program of the series 500 and 5000 men, 1000 women and the women's team pursuit, with the Italian in pursuit of Olympic qualification. Races live streaming on the channel ISU: http://livemanager.eurovision.edgesuite.net/isu/site/index.html.
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